Bybit Payroll Heist: Nearly 10 Years in Prison for $5.7M Crypto Theft
A Bybit payroll fraud scheme funneled $5.7 million into a worker’s personal wallets, funding luxury splurges before authorities uncovered the deception and issued a prison sentence. Bybit Crypto Payroll Fraud Leads to Pr...
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